Compounds

ABSTRACT

The invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation.

This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 09/508,195, filed Mar. 8, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,525,060, which is a 371 of PCT/SE99/02256, filed Dec. 2, 1999, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in this application.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Platelet adhesion and aggregation are initiating events in arterial thrombosis. Although the process of platelet adhesion to the sub-endothelial surface may have an important role to play in the repair of damaged vessel walls, the platelet aggregation that this initiates can precipitate acute thrombotic occlusion of vital vascular beds, leading to events with high morbidity such as myocardial infarction and unstable angina. The success of interventions used to prevent or alleviate these conditions, such as thrombolysis and angioplasty is also compromised by platelet mediated occlusion or re-occlusion.

A number of converging pathways lead to platelet aggregation. Whatever the initial stimulus, the final common event is a cross-linking of platelets by binding of fibrinogen to a membrane-binding site, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GPIIb/IIIa). The high anti-platelet efficacy of antibodies or antagonists for GPIIb/IIIa is explained by their interference with this final common event. However, this efficacy may also explain the bleeding problems that have been observed with this class of agent. Thrombin can produce platelet aggregation largely independently of other pathways but substantial quantities of thrombin are unlikely to be present without prior activation of platelets by other mechanisms. Thrombin inhibitors such as hirudin are highly effective anti-thrombotic agents, but again may produce excessive bleeding because they function as both anti-platelet and anti-coagulant agents (The TIMI 9a Investigators (1994), Circulation 90, pp. 1624-1630; The Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO) IIa Investigators (1994) Circulation 90, pp. 1631-1637; Neuhaus K. L. et. al. (1994) Circulation 90, pp. 1638-1642).

It has been found that adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP) acts as a key mediator of thrombosis. A pivotal role for ADP is supported by the fact that other agents, such as adrenaline and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT, serotonin) will only produce aggregation in the presence of ADP. The limited anti-thrombotic efficacy of aspirin may reflect the fact that it blocks only one source of ADP which is that released in a thromboxane-dependent manner following platelet adhesion (see e.g. Antiplatelet Trialists' Collaboration (1994), Br. Med. J. 308, pp. 81-106 and Antiplatelet Trialists' Collaboration (1994), Br. Med. J. 308, pp. 159-168). Aspirin has no effect on aggregation produced by other sources of ADP, such as damaged cells or ADP released under conditions of turbulent blood flow.

ADP-induced platelet aggregation is mediated by the P_(2T) receptor subtype located on the platelet membrane. The P_(2T) receptor (also known as P2Y_(ADP) or P2T_(AC)) is primarily involved in mediating platelet aggregation/activation and is a G-protein coupled receptor which is as yet uncloned. The pharmacological characteristics of this receptor have been described, for example, in the references by Humphries et al., Br. J. Pharmacology (1994), 113, 1057-1063, and Fagura et al., Br. J. Pharmacology (1998) 124, 157-164. Recently it has been shown that antagonists at this receptor offer significant improvements over other anti-thrombotic agents (see J. Med. Chem. (1999) 42, 213). Accordingly there is a need to find further P_(2T) (P2Y_(ADP) or P2T_(AC)) antagonists as anti-thrombotic agents.

International Patent Application WO 9905143 discloses generically a series of triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds having activity as P_(2T) (P2Y_(ADP) or P2T_(AC)) antagonists. It has now been found that certain compounds within the scope of International Patent Application WO 9905143 but not specifically disclosed therein exhibit high potency combined with surprisingly high metabolic stability and bioavailibility, such that the predicted therapeutic dose for prolonged inhibition of aggregation in man shows advantage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In a first aspect the invention therefore provides a compound of formula (I):

wherein:

-   R¹ is C₃₋₅ alkyl optionally substituted by one or more halogen     atoms; -   R² is a phenyl group, optionally substituted by one or more fluorine     atoms; -   R³ and R⁴ are both hydroxy; -   R is XOH, where X is CH₂, OCH₂CH₂ or a bond;     or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, or a     solvate of such a salt.     provided that: -   when X is CH₂ or a bond, R¹ is not propyl. -   when X is CH₂ and R¹ is CH₂CH₂CF₃, butyl or pentyl, the phenyl group     at R² must be substituted by fluorine. -   when X is OCH₂CH₂ and R¹ is propyl, the phenyl group at R² must be     substituted by fluorine.

Alkyl groups, whether alone or as part of another group are straight chained and fully saturated.

Suitably R¹ is a C₃₋₅ alkyl optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms. Preferably R¹ is C₃₋₅ alkyl optionally substituted on the terminal carbon by three fluorine atoms. More preferably R¹ is 3,3,3,-trifluoropropyl, butyl or propyl.

Suitably R² is phenyl or phenyl substituted by one or more fluorine atoms. Preferably R² is phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl or 3,4-difluorophenyl.

Suitably R is XOH where X is CH₂, OCH₂CH₂ or a bond.

Preferably R is CH₂OH or OCH₂CH₂OH.

Particularly preferred compounds include:

-   [1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[7-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropylamino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol; -   [1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol; -   [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β]]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol; -   [1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2*),5β]]-3-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol; -   [1S-[1α,2α,3β,4α(1S*,2R*)]]-4-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol; -   [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol; -   [1S-[1α,2α3β5β(1S*,2R*)]]-3-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-5-[7-(2-phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-cyclopentane-1,2-diol -   [1S-[1α,2β,3β,4α(1S*,2R*)]]-4-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol; -   [1S-[1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5]]-3-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[(2-phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol;     and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, or     solvates of such salts.

According to the invention there is further provided a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) which comprises:

-   (a) reacting a compound of formula (II):     where R, R¹, R³ and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I), or are     protected derivatives thereof, or R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in     the 5-membered ring, or R is CH₂CH₂OR′, where R^(′) is C₁₋₆ alkyl or     benzyl, and L is a leaving group such as halogen or SR, with a     compound of formula (III):     where R² is as defined in formula (I), or is a protected derivative     thereof,     or where X is a bond: -   (b) hydroxylation of a compound of formula (IV):     where R¹ is defined in formula (I) and R⁸ is H or CH₂CH₂OP³ where P³     is H or a protecting group or R⁸ is CH₂COOR′ where R′ is C₁₋₆ alkyl     or benzyl, and Z is NH₂ or     where R2 is defined in formula (I).     and for both (a) and (b) optionally thereafter and in any order:     converting one or more functional groups into further functional     groups;     removing any protecting groups;     forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate, or a solvate     of such a salt.

Compounds of formula (II) can be reacted with amines of formula (III) in the presence of a base, such as a tertiary organic amine, in an inert solvent, such as dichloromethane, at ambient or elevated temperature. Other suitable bases include inorganic bases such as potassium carbonate.

The hydroxy groups R³ and R⁴ can be protected as groups OP¹ and OP² where P¹ and P² are protecting groups. Examples of suitable protecting groups in compounds of formula (II) are C₁₋₆ alkyl (preferably methyl), benzyl, (C₁₋₆alkyl)₃Si (preferably t-butyldimethylsilyl), and a C(O)C₁₋₆alkyl group such as acetyl. Preferably the two groups P¹ and P² together with the atoms to which they are attached form an alkylidene ring such as a methylidene or isopropylidene ring. Alternatively P¹ and P² can form an alkoxymethylidene ring such as ethoxymethylidene.

Protecting groups can be added and removed using known reaction conditions. The use of protecting groups is fully described in ‘Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry’, edited by J W F McOmie, Plenum Press (1973), and ‘Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis’, 2nd edition, T W Greene & P G M Wutz, Wiley-Interscience (1991).

Ester protecting groups can be removed by basic hydrolysis, for example by using a metal hydroxide, preferably an alkali metal hydroxide, such as sodium hydroxide or lithium hydroxide, or quaternary ammonium hydroxide in a solvent, such as aqueous ethanol or aqueous tetrahydrofuran, at a temperature of from 10° to 100° C., preferably the temperature is around room temperature, or by acidic hydrolysis using a mineral acid such as HCl or a strong organic acid such as trichloroacetic acid in a solvent such as aqueous 1,4-dioxane. Trialkylsilyl protecting groups can be removed by the use of, for example, a fluoride ion source, for example tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride or hydrogen fluoride. When one or both of P¹ and P² are C₁₋₆ alkyl, deprotection can be achieved using boron tribromide. Benzyl groups can be removed by hydrogenolysis using a transition metal catalyst, for example palladium on charcoal, under an atmosphere of hydrogen, at a pressure of from 1 to 5 bar, in a solvent, such as acetic acid.

A compound of formula (II) can be prepared by diazotising a compound of formula (V):

wherein R¹ is as defined in formula (I), and R is as defined in formula (I), or is a protected derivative thereof, or is OCH₂CO₂R′, where R′ is C₁₋₆ alkyl or benzyl, and L is as defined above and R³ and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof or R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in the 5-membered ring, with a metal nitrite, for example an alkali metal nitrite, especially sodium nitrite in dilute aqueous acid, for example 2M HCl, or with a C₁₋₆-alkyl nitrite, in an inert solvent, at a temperature of from about −20 to about 100° C. Preferred conditions are isoamyl nitrite in acetonitrile at about 80° C.

A compound of formula (V) wherein R is CH₂OH, R³ and R⁴ are hydroxyl or protected derivatives thereof and L is as defined above, can be prepared by reducing a compound of formula (VI):

wherein R¹, L, P¹ and P² are as defined above.

The reduction of the nitro group can be carried out for example by using hydrogenation with a transition metal catalyst at a temperature around room temperature, for example palladium on charcoal under an atmosphere of hydrogen, preferably at a pressure from 1 to 5 atmospheres, in a solvent, for example ethanol, or by using iron in an acidic solvent such as acetic acid at a temperature of about 100° C.

Reduction of the lactam can be carried out using complex metal hydrides such as lithium aluminium hydride in a solvent such as ether or preferably, by using sodium borohydride in a suitable solvent such as methanol.

A compound of formula (VI) can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (VII):

wherein L and R¹ are as defined above and L¹ is a leaving group, for example a halogen atom, wherein L and L¹ are preferably the same, with a compound of formula (VIII):

wherein P¹ and P² are as defined above, in the presence of a base such as C₁₋₆-alkyl-M or MH wherein M is a metal ion, for example n-butyl lithium, in an inert solvent, such as tetrahydrofuran, at a temperature of from about −10 to about 100° C. Preferably sodium hydride is used in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature.

One or more functional groups can be converted into further functional groups using standard chemistry. A compound where X is a bond can be converted to a compound where X is O(CH₂)₂ by treatment with base followed by LY where L is a leaving group and Y is (CH₂)₂OH or a protected version thereof or Y is CH₂COOR′ where R′ is C₁₋₆ alkyl or benzyl. A compound where R is CH₂CH₂OR^(′) may be converted into a compound where R is O(CH₂)₂OH by reduction, for example using DIBAL-H®. The group SR¹ can be interconverted by oxidation of the sulfur, for example using oxone™ or mCBPA, followed by treatment with a compound R^(1′)-SM where R^(1′) is a different R¹ group and M is a metal such as sodium. Alternatively the product of the sulfur oxidation may be treated with MSH where M is a metal such as sodium, followed by treatment with a base and R^(1′)X where R^(1′) is a different R¹ group and X is a leaving group. Suitable bases include N,N-diisopropylethylamine.

A compound of formula (II) where R, R¹, R³, and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof, or R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in the 5-membered ring or R is OCH₂CO₂R where R is C₁₋₆ alkyl or benzyl, and L is a leaving group such as halogen, may be converted into a compound of formula (II) where R, R¹, R³, and R⁴ are defined above and L is NH₂ by treatment with a diazotizing agent in the presence of a halogenating agent, preferably isoamyl-nitrite and carbon tetrabromide.

A compound of formula (II) where R, R¹, R³, and R⁴ are defined above and L is NH₂ may be prepared by treating a compound of formula (II) where R, R¹, R³, and R⁴ are as defined above and L is a leaving group such as halogen, with ammonia in a solvent such as methanol.

Compounds of formula (V) can also be prepared by treating a compound of formula (XI)

where R, R³ and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof or R is OCH₂CO₂R where R is C₁₋₆ alkyl or benzyl, or R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in the 5-membered ring, with a compound of formula (VII) as defined above, followed by reduction of the nitro group. The reaction is carried out in an inert solvent such as dichloromethane or 1,4-dioxane, in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base, such as N,N-diisopropylamine, at a temperature of about −20° C. to about 150° C., preferably at ambient temperature.

Compounds of formula (II) where R is as defined in formula (I), R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in the 5-membered ring, and L is SR¹, or a protected derivative thereof, can be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (XII):

where R¹ groups are as defined in formula (I), with a compound of formula (XIII):

in which R⁷ is H or a protected derivative thereof. The reaction can be carried out in the presence of a suitable transition metal complex, preferably tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium(0).

Compounds of formula (XII) can be prepared from compounds of formula (XIV):

by reacting with a compound R¹X where R¹ is as defined in formula (I) and X is a leaving group such as halo, followed by cyclisation.

Compounds of formula (XI) where R is OH or a protected version thereof and R³ and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof may be prepared from compounds of formula (XIII) where R⁷ is H or a protecting group by treatment with a bisester of imidodicarbamic acid using palladium catalysis followed by hydroxylation of the double bond, and optionally, deprotection of the nitrogen. Preferably imidodicarbonic acid, bis-(1,1-dimethylethyl)ester and tetrakistriphenylphosphine palladium(0) are used followed by osmium tetroxide and deprotection using hydrochloric acid in methanol.

Compounds of formula (XI), where R is OCH₂CO₂R′ where R′ is C₁₋₆ alkyl and R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in the 5-membered ring, may be formed from compounds of formula (XIII), where R⁷ is H or a protecting group, by treatment with an azide in the presence of a palladium catalyst, followed by reduction of the azide and alkylation of the alcohol as described previously.

Compounds of formula (XI) where R is OCH₂CH₂OH and R³ and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof may be prepared from compounds of formula (XI) where R is OH and R³ and R⁴ are as defined in formula (I) or are protected derivatives thereof, by protection of the nitrogen, alkylation of the alcohol using a 2-halo-acetic acid ester, followed by reduction of the ester and deprotection of the nitrogen. We prefer protection of the nitrogen as a carbobenzyloxy derivative using benzyl chloroformate followed by alkylation of the alcohol using ethyl bromoacetate and potassium t-butoxide, reduction of the ester using lithium borohydride in tetrahydrofuran and deprotection of the nitrogen by hydrogenation in the presence of palladium on carbon. In addition we prefer the case where the alcohols R³ and R⁴ are protected as an isopropylidene ring.

The amines of formula (m) can be prepared using procedures described in H Nishiyama et al, Bull. Chem. Soc., Jpn., 1995, 68, 1247, P. Newman, Optical Resolution Procedures for Chemical Compounds, Vol. 1. Amines and Related Compounds; Optical Resolution and Information Centre: Manhattan College, Riverdale, N.Y., 1978, p 120, J. Vallgarda et al, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin 1, 1994, 461 or in International Patent Application WO 9905143.

All novel intermediates form a further aspect of the invention.

Salts of the compounds of formula (I) may be formed by reacting the free acid, or a salt thereof, or the free base, or a salt or a derivative thereof, with one or more equivalents of the appropriate base (for example ammonium hydroxide optionally substituted by C₁₋₆-alkyl or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxide) or acid (for example a to hydrohalic (especially HCl), sulphuric, oxalic or phosphoric acid). The reaction may be carried out in a solvent or medium in which the salt is insoluble or in a solvent in which the salt is soluble, e.g. water, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran or diethyl ether, which may be removed in vacuo, or by freeze drying. The reaction may also be a metathetical process or it may be carried out on an ion exchange resin. The non-toxic physiologically acceptable salts are preferred, although other salts may be useful, e.g. in isolating or purifying the product.

The compounds of the invention act as P_(2T) (P2Y_(ADP) or P2T_(AC)) receptor antagonists. Accordingly, the compounds are useful in therapy, including combination therapy, particularly they are indicated for use as: inhibitors of platelet activation, aggregation and degranulation, promoters of platelet disaggregation, anti-thrombotic agents or in the treatment or prophylaxis of unstable angina, primary arterial thrombotic complications of atherosclerosis such as thrombotic or embolic stroke, transient ischaemic attacks, peripheral vascular disease, myocardial infarction with or without thrombolysis, arterial complications due to interventions in atherosclerotic disease such as angioplasty, including coronary angioplasty (PTCA), endarterectomy, stent placement, coronary and other vascular graft surgery, thrombotic complications of surgical or mechanical damage such as tissue salvage following accidental or surgical trauma, reconstructive surgery including skin and muscle flaps, conditions with a diffuse thrombotic/platelet consumption component such as disseminated intravascular coagulation, thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura, haemolytic uraemic syndrome, thrombotic complications of septicaemia, adult respiratory distress syndrome, anti-phospholipid syndrome, heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, or venous thrombosis such as deep vein thrombosis, venoocclusive disease, haematological conditions such as myeloproliferative disease, including thrombocythaemia, sickle cell disease; or in the prevention of mechanically-induced platelet activation in vivo, such as cardio-pulmonary bypass and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (prevention of microthromboembolism), mechanically-induced platelet activation in vitro, such as use in the preservation of blood products, e.g. platelet concentrates, or shunt occlusion such as in renal dialysis and plasmapheresis, thrombosis secondary to vascular damage/inflammation such as vasculitis, arteritis, glomerulonephritis, inflammatory bowel disease and organ graft rejection, conditions such as migraine, Raynaud's phenomenon, conditions in which platelets can contribute to the underlying inflammatory disease process in the vascular wall such as atheromatous plaque formation/progression, stenosis/restenosis and in other inflammatory conditions such as asthma, in which platelets and platelet-derived factors are implicated in the immunological disease process. Further indications include treatment of CNS disorders and prevention of the growth and spread of tumours.

According to the invention there is further provided the use of a compound according to the invention as an active ingredient in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment or prevention of the above disorders. In particular the compounds of the invention are useful for treating myocardial infarction, thrombotic stroke, transient ischaemic attacks, peripheral vascular disease and stable and unstable angina, especially unstable angina. The invention also provides a method of treatment or prevention of the above disorders which comprises administering to a person suffering from or susceptible to such a disorder a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to the invention.

The compounds may be administered topically, e.g. to the lung and/or the airways, in the form of solutions, suspensions, HFA aerosols and dry powder formulations; or systemically, e.g. by oral administration in the form of tablets, pills, capsules, syrups, powders or granules, or by parenteral administration in the form of sterile parenteral solutions or suspensions, by subcutaneous administration, or by rectal administration in the form of suppositories or transdermally.

The compounds of the invention may be administered on their own or as a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of the invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, adjuvant and/or carrier. Particularly preferred are compositions not containing material capable of causing an adverse, e.g. an allergic, reaction.

Dry powder formulations and pressurised HFA aerosols of the compounds of the invention may be administered by oral or nasal inhalation. For inhalation the compound is desirably finely divided. The compounds of the invention may also be administered by means of a dry powder inhaler. The inhaler may be a single or a multi dose inhaler, and may be a breath actuated dry powder inhaler.

One possibility is to mix the finely divided compound with a carrier substance, e.g. a mono-, di- or polysaccharide, a sugar alcohol or another polyol. Suitable carriers include sugars and starch. Alternatively the finely divided compound may be coated by another substance. The powder mixture may also be dispensed into hard gelatine capsules, each containing the desired dose of the active compound.

Another possibility is to process the finely divided powder into spheres which break up during the inhalation procedure. This spheronized powder may be filled into the drug reservoir of a multidose inhaler, e.g. that known as the Turbuhaler® in which a dosing unit meters the desired dose which is then inhaled by the patient. With this system the active compound with or without a carrier substance is delivered to the patient.

The pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of the invention may conveniently be tablets, pills, capsules, syrups, powders or granules for oral administration; sterile parenteral or subcutaneous solutions, suspensions for parenteral administration or suppositories for rectal administration.

For oral administration the active compound may be admixed with an adjuvant or a carrier, e.g. lactose, saccharose, sorbitol, mannitol, starches such as potato starch, corn starch or amylopectin, cellulose derivatives, a binder such as gelatine or polyvinylpyrrolidone, and a lubricant such as magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, polyethylene glycol, waxes, paraffin, and the like, and then compressed into tablets. If coated tablets are required, the cores, prepared as described above, may be coated with a concentrated sugar solution which may contain e.g. gum arabic, gelatine, talcum, titanium dioxide, and the like. Alternatively, the tablet may be coated with a suitable polymer dissolved either in a readily volatile organic solvent or an aqueous solvent.

For the preparation of soft gelatine capsules, the compound may be admixed with e.g. a vegetable oil or polyethylene glycol. Hard gelatine capsules may contain granules of the compound using either the above mentioned excipients for tablets, e.g. lactose, saccharose, sorbitol, mannitol, starches, cellulose derivatives or gelatine. Also liquid or semisolid formulations of the drug may be filled into hard gelatine capsules.

Liquid preparations for oral application may be in the form of syrups or suspensions, for example solutions containing the compound, the balance being sugar and a mixture of ethanol, water, glycerol and propylene glycol. Optionally such liquid preparations may contain colouring agents, flavourin-agents, saccharine and carboxymethylcellulose as a thickening agent or other excipients known to those skilled in art.

EXAMPLES

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limiting examples.

In the examples the NMR spectra were measured on a Varian Unity Inova 300 or 400 spectrometer and the MS spectra were measured as follows: EI spectra were obtained on a VG 70-250S or Finnigan Mat Incos-XL spectrometer, FAB spectra were obtained on a VG70-250SEQ spectrometer, ESI and APCI spectra were obtained on Finnigan Mat SSQ7000 or a Micromass Platform spectrometer. Preparative HPLC separations were generally performed using a Novapak®, Bondapak® or Hypersil® column packed with BDSC-18 reverse phase silica. Flash chromatography (indicated in the Examples as (SiO₂)) was carried out using Fisher Matrix silica, 35-70 μm. For examples which showed the presence of rotamers in the proton NMR spectra only the chemical shifts of the major rotamer are quoted.

Example 1

[1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[7-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

a) [3aS-[1(E),3aα,6α,7aβ]]-1-[3-(4-Fluorophenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]-hexahydro-8,8-dimethyl-3H-3a,6-methano-2,1-benzisothiazole-2,2-dioxide

A mixture of 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-propenoic acid (3.0 g) and thionyl chloride (5.0 ml) was stirred at 70° C. for 1 hour, the reaction mixture was then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was azeotroped twice with dichloromethane then dissolved in toluene (10 ml). To a suspension of sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil; 0.99 g) in toluene (40 ml) was added a solution of [3aS-(3aα,6α,7aβ)]-hexahydro-8,8-dimethyl-3H-3a,6-methano-2,1-benzisothiazole-2,2-dioxide (3.89 g) in toluene (40 ml) and the mixture stirred for 30 minutes. To the reaction mixture was then added the solution described above and the resulting suspension was stirred for 16 hours. Water (200 ml) was added, the organics collected and the aqueous extracted into dichloromethane (3×100 ml). The organics were combined, dried and concentrated. Recrystallisation (ethanol) gave the subtitle compound as colourless needles (5.92 g).

MS (APCI) 364 (M+H⁺,100%)

b) [3aS-[1(1S*,2S*),3aα,6α,7aβ]]-1-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]carbonyl]-hexahydro-8,8-dimethyl-3H-3a,6-methano-2,1-benzisothiazole-2,2-dioxide

A solution of diazomethane (2.9 g) in ether (150 ml) (prepared as described in Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry, Fifth Edition, Longman Scientific and Technical, p432) was added to a solution of the product of step a) (5.90 g) and palladium(II) acetate (18 mg) in dichloromethane (350 ml) at 0° C. and the reaction mixture stirred at 0° C. for 5 hours. Acetic acid (5 ml) was added and the reaction mixture was then washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (200 ml) and the organics filtered through a plug of silica. After concentrating in vacuo, the residue was recrystallised (ethanol) to give the subtitle compound as colourless needles (3.81 g).

MS (APCI) 378 (M+H⁺,100%)

c) (1R-trans)-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid

A suspension of the product from step b) (3.74 g) and lithium hydroxide monohydrate (4.11 g) in tetrahydrofuran (100 ml)/water (3 ml) was stirred at 50° C. for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo, and the residue dissolved in water (100 ml), acidified with 2N HCl and extracted into dichloromethane (3×75 ml). The organics were dried and concentrated. Purification (SiO₂, isohexane:diethylether 2:1 as eluant) gave the subtitle compound as a colourless solid (1.78 g).

MS (APCI) 179 (M−H⁺,100%)

d) (1R-trans)-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropanamine, [R-(R*,R*)]-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1)

To a solution of the product from step c) (1.78 g) and triethylamine (2.7 ml) in acetone/water (10:1, 23 ml) at 0° C. was added ethyl chloroformate (2.0 ml) over 5 min. The solution was maintained at 0° C. for 30 minutes before addition of sodium azide (1.52 g) in water (6 ml). After a further hour, water (350 ml) was added and the reaction mixture extracted with toluene (3×100 ml). The organic extracts were combined and dried, then heated at reflux for 2 hours behind a blast screen. After cooling the solution, 6N HCl (50 ml) was added and the mixture heated at reflux for 3 hours. Water (150 ml) was added and the aqueous phase basified with 2N NaOH (aq), then extracted into dichloromethane (3×100 ml). The organic phase was dried and concentrated. The amine was dissolved in ethanol (5 ml) and a solution of L-tartaric acid (1.48 g) in ethanol (20 ml) was added. After 20 minutes the solid was collected affording the subtitle compound as colourless needles (1.12 g).

NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 1.07-1.39 (1H, m), 1.22-1.29 (1H, m), 2.16-2.23 (1H, m), 2.64-2.70 (1H, m), 3.95 (2H, s), 7.06-7.19 (4H, m)

e) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-6-[7-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

N,N-Diisopropylethylamine (1.29 g) was added to a solution of [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-chloro-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol (prepared as described in International Patent Application WO 9703084) (1.0 g) and the product of step d) (0.75 g) in dichloromethane (25 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hours, then washed with water, dried and evaporated. The residue was purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:isohexane 1:1 as eluent) to afford the subtitle compound (1.25 g).

MS (APCI) 515 (M+H⁺, 100%)

f) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-6-[7-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylsulphonyl)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

3-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid (70%, 1.8 g) was added to a suspension of the product of step e) (1.25 g) in ethanol (25 ml) and the resulting solution stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated and the residue taken up in ethyl acetate (500 ml), washed with 10% aqueous sodium metabisulfite solution (2×100 ml) and 10% aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (2×100 ml) then dried and concentrated to afford the subtitle compound (1.4 g).

MS (APCI) 547 (M+H⁺, 100%)

g) [[3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-6-[7-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropy)lthio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

Sodium hydrosulfide hydrate (1.4 g) was added to a solution of the product of step f) (1.4 g) in dimethyl sulphoxide (20 ml) and the solution stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hours. Brine (150 ml) was added and the mixture acidified with acetic acid then extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 ml). The organic phase was dried and concentrated and the residue azeotroped with toluene (3×100 ml). The residue was dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide (20 ml) then N,N(-diisopropylethylamine (0.33 g) and 3,3,3-trifluoropropylbromide (0.48 g) added. After stirring at 50° C. for 30 minutes the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (100 ml) then washed with aqueous brine (3×100 ml), dried and concentrated then the residue purified (SiO₂, isohexane:ethyl acetate 1:1 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (1.4 g).

MS (APCI) 569 (M+H⁺, 100%)

h) [1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[7-[[2-(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

A solution of the product from step g) (1.4 g) in trifluoroacetic acid (10 ml) and water (2 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (400 ml) then washed with sodium bicarbonate solution (400 ml), dried and evaporated. The residue was purified (SiO₂, methanol:chloroform 3:47 as eluant) to afford the title compound (0.44 g).

MS (APCI) 529 (M+H⁺,100%) NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 9.42 (1H, d), 7.27-7.22 (2H, m), 7.14-7.08 (2H, m), 5.01-4.95 (2H, m), 4.73-4.70 (2H, m), 4.44-4.41 (1H, m), 3.87-3.84 (1H, m), 3.50-3.45 (2H, m), 3.26-3.13 (3H, m), 2.60-2.55 (1H, m), 2.28-2.20 (2H, m), 2.10-2.06 (1H, m), 1.90-1.80 (1H, m), 1.49-1.46 (1H, m), 1.33-1.30 (1H, m).

Example 2

[1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,1S*),5β]]-3-(7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

a) [3aS-[1(E),3aα,6α,7aβ]]-1-[3-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]-hexahydro-8,8-dimethyl-3H-3a,6-methano-2,1-benzisothiazole-2,2-dioxide

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step a) using 3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-2-propenoic acid.

MS (APCI) 382 (M+H⁺, 100%)

b) [3aS-[1(1S*,2S*),3aα,6α,7aβ]]-1-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]carbonyl]-hexahydro-8,8-dimethyl-3H-3a,6-methano-2,1-benzisothiazole-2,2-dioxide

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step b) using the product of step a).

MS (APCI) 396 (M+H⁺, 100%)

c)(1R-trans)-2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)-cyclopropane carboxylic acid

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step c) using the product of step b).

NMR δH (CDCl₃) 7.06 (1H, dt, J=10.0, J=8.5 Hz), 6.93-6.80 (2H, m), 2.58-2.52 (1H m), 1.88-1.82 (1H, m), 1.66 (1H, dt, J=9.2, J=5.2 Hz), 1.34 (1H, ddd, J=8.5, J=6.5, J=4.8 Hz).

d)(1R-trans)-2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropanamine, [R-(R*,R*)]-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1)

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step d) using the product of step c).

MS (APCI) 170 (M+H⁺, 100%)

e)[3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]-6-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

Isoamyl nitrite (5.1 ml) was added to a solution of [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[[5-amino-6-Chloro-2-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-4-pyrimidinyl]-amino]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol (prepared as described in International Patent Application WO 9703084) (8.1 g) in acetonitrile (1000 ml) and the solution heated at 70° C. for 1 hour. The cooled reaction mixture was concentrated and purified (SiO₂, dichloromethane:ethyl acetate 4:1 as eluant) to afford an intermediate which was converted to the subtitle compound by the method of example 1, step e) using the product of step d).

MS (APCI) 587 (M+H⁺, 100%)

f) [1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

Prepared according to the method of example 1, step h) using the product of step e).

MS (APCI) 547 (M+H⁺, 100%) NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 9.43 (1H, d), 7.35-7.28 (2H, m), 7.14-7.02 (1H, m), 5.01-4.96 (2H, m), 4.72-4.69 (2H, m), 4.42 (1H, q), 3.87-3.84 (1H, m), 3.50-3.44 (2H, m), 3.25-3.12 (3H, m), 2.58-2.50 (2H, m), 2.28-2.21 (3H, m), 1.85-1.80 (1H, m), 1.52-1.50 (1H, m), 1.39-1.37 (1H, m).

Example 3

[1S-(1α, 2α, 3β (1S*,2R*),5β)]-3-[7-[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol,

a) (1R-cis)-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxy-2-cyclopentenylimidodicarbonate

To a suspension of ether washed sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil; 0.31 g) in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml) was added imidodicarbonic acid bis-(1,1-dimethylethyl)ester (1.84 g). The mixture was stirred at 40° C. for 1 hour. To the mixture, at ambient temperature, was then added (1S-cis)-4-acetoxy-2-cyclopenten-1-ol (0.5 g) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (0.18 g). The reaction mixture was stirred for 24 hours then purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:hexane 1:9 as eluant) to give the subtitle compound as a colourless solid (0.90 g).

NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 1.43 (18H, s), 1.61 (1H, ddd, J=12.3, 7.7, 6.4 Hz), 2.54 (1H, dt, J=12.6, 7.4 Hz), 4.51-4.57 (1H, m), 4.86 (1H, tq, J=8.0, 1.8 Hz), 4.91 (1H, d, J=5.4 Hz), 5.71-5.77 (2H, m).

b) [1R-(1α,2β,3β,4α)]-2,3,4-Trihydroxy-cyclopentenylimidodicarbonic Acid, bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) ester

To a solution of the product of step a) (17.1 g) in tetrahydrofuran (500 ml)/water (50 ml) was added N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (9.4 g) followed by osmium tetroxide (10 ml, 2.5% solution in t-butanol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 days then treated with sodium hydrosulphite (6.0 g). The suspension was filtered through celite and the product purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:hexane 1:1 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (19.1 g)

NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 1.44 (18H, s), 1.46-1.60 (1H, m), 1.97-2.05 (1H, m), 3.55-3.58 (1H, m), 3.66-3.73 (1H, m), 4.11-4.21 (2H, m), 4.54 (1H, d, J=4.8 Hz), 4.56 (1H, d, J=5.9 Hz), 4.82 (1H, d, J=4.6 Hz)

c) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-Amino-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol, Hydrochloride

The product from step b) (17.4 g) in 6M HCl (100 ml)/methanol (500 ml) was stirred for 18 hours. The mixture was evaporated and then azeotroped with toluene (4×200 ml) to give a colourless powder (8.7 g). This solid was suspended in acetone (250 ml) containing 2,2-dimethoxypropane (25 ml) and cHCl (0.2 ml) then heated under reflux for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled, evaporated and azeotroped with toluene (3×200 ml). The residue was dissolved in 20% aqueous acetic acid and stirred for 2 hours. The mixture was evaporated and azeotroped with toluene (4×200 ml) to afford the subtitle compound (10.1 g).

MS (APCI) 174 (M+H⁺, 100%)

d) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[[6-Chloro-5-nitro-2-(propylthio)-pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

A solution of the product from step c) (10.0 g) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (35 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (600 ml) was stirred for 1 hour. The mixture was filtered and the solution was added over 1 hour to a solution of 4,6-dichloro-5-nitro-2-(propylthio)-pyrimidine (prepared as described in International Patent Application WO 9703084) (25.6 g) in tetrahydrofuran (1000 ml) and stirred for a further 2 hours. The solvent volume was reduced in vacuo and ethyl acetate was added (1000 ml). The mixture was washed with water and the organic layers were dried, evaporated and purified (SiO₂, isohexane-ethyl acetate as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (14.2 g).

MS (APCI) 405 (M+H⁺, 100%)

e) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[[5-Amino-6-Chloro-2-(propylthio)-pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

Iron powder (3.0 g) was added to a stirred solution of the product of step d) (2.7 g) in acetic acid (100 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, concentrated to half volume, diluted with ethyl acetate and washed with water. The organic phase was dried and concentrated to afford the subtitle compound (2.0 g).

MS (APCI) 375 (M+H⁺, 100%)

f) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Chloro-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

Isoamyl nitrite (1.1 ml) was added to a solution of the product of step e) (2.0 g) in acetonitrile (100 ml) and the solution heated at 70° C. for 1 hour. The cooled reaction mixture was concentrated and purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:isohexane 1:3 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (1.9 g).

MS (APCI) 386 (M+H⁺, 100%)

g) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Amino-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

The product of step f) (13.2 g) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml) containing 0.88 ammonia (5 ml) was stirred for 2 hours then concentrated to dryness and the residue partitioned between water and ethyl acetate. The organics were dried and then concentrated to afford the subtitle compound (12.5 g).

MS (APCI) 367 (M+H⁺, 100%).

h) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-[[6-[7-Amino-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol]oxy]acetic acid, Methyl Ester

To a solution of the product of step g) (0.50 g) in tetrahydrofuran (25 ml) at 0° C., was added butyllithium (0.62 ml of 2.5N in hexanes). After 20 minutes, the suspension was treated with a solution of trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy-acetic acid methyl ester (0.34 g) (prepared according to the method of Biton, Tetrahedron, 1995, 51, 10513) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml). The resulting solution was allowed to warm to room temperature then concentrated and purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:hexane 4:6 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (0.25 g).

MS (APCI) 439 (M+H⁺, 100%).

i) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-[[6-[7-Bromo-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol]oxy]acetic acid, Methyl Ester

The product from step h) (1.1 g) and isoamylnitrite (2.4 ml) in bromoform (30 ml) was heated at 80° C. for 30 minutes. The cooled reaction mixture-was purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:isohexane 1:4 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (0.44 g).

MS (APCI) 502/4 (M+H⁺), 504 (100%).

j) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-[[6-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]oxy]acetic acid, Methyl Ester

To a mixture of the products from step i) (0.80 g) and Example 2, step d) (0.61 g) in dichloromethane (25 ml) was added N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.85 ml). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours then concentrated in vacuo. Purification (SiO₂, isohexane:ethylacetate 3:1 as eluant) gave the subtitle compound as a colourless foam (0.77 g).

MS (APCI) 591 (M+H⁺, 100%)

k) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-2-[[6-([7-[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]oxy]-ethanol

DIBAL-H® (1.0M solution in hexanes, 5.15 ml) was added to an ice-cooled solution of the product of step j) (0.76 g) in tetrahydrofuran (1 ml) and the solution stirred at this temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (75 ml). A saturated aqueous solution of sodium potassium tartrate (75 ml) was added and the mixture stirred vigorously for 16 hours. The organics were collected and the aqueous re-extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml). The combined organics were dried and concentrated and the residue purified (SiO₂, isohexane:ethylacetate 1:1 as eluant) to give the subtitle compound (0.63 g).

MS (APCI) 563 (M+H⁺,100%)

l) [1S-[1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β]]-3-[7-(2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropylamino)-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

Prepared according to the method of example 1, step h) using the product of step k).

MS (APCI) 523 (M+H⁺, 100%) NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 8.95 (1H, d, J=3.3 Hz), 7.39-7.21 (2H, m), 7.10-7.00 (1H, m), 5.12 (1H, d, J=6.4 Hz), 5.05 (1H, d, J=3.6 Hz), 4.96 (1H, q, J=9.0 Hz), 4.62-4.54 (2H, m), 3.95 (1H, br s), 3.79-3.73 (1H, m), 3.55-3.47 (4H, m), 3.20-3.13 (1H, m), 2.98-2.81 (2H, m), 2.63 (1H, dt, J=13.6, 8.5 Hz), 2.29-2.21 and 2.16-2.69 (1H, m), 2.07-2.00 (1H, m), 1.73-1.33 (4H, m), 0.99 (3H, t, J=7.4 Hz).

Example 4

[1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

a) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Amino-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

Prepared according to the method of Example 3, step g) using [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-chloro-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol (prepared as described in International Patent Application WO 9703084). The crude product was purified (SiO₂, methanol:dichloromethane 1:19 as eluant) to give the subtitle compound.

MS (APCI) 381 (M+H⁺, 100%).

b) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Amino-5-(propylsulfonyl)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

Prepared according to the method of example 1, step f) using the product of step a).

MS (APCI) 413 (M+H⁺, 100%).

c) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Amino-5-(butylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol

1-Butanethiol (2.38 ml) in DMF (25 ml) was added to a suspension of sodium hydride (60%, 1.09 g) in DMF (50 ml). After 1 hour a solution of the product of step b) (3.66 g) in DMF (65 ml) was added dropwise and the resulting mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was added slowly to saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate (1000 ml) and then extracted into ethyl acetate (3×200 ml). The organic phase was dried (MgSO₄) and concentrated in vacuo and the residue purified (SiO₂, methanol:dichloromethane 1:19 as eluant) to give the subtitle compound (3.32 g).

MS (APCI) 395 (M+H⁺, 100%).

d) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Amino-5-(butylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol, Acetate

To a solution of the product from step c) (3.3 g) in dichloromethane (50 ml), was added pyridine (2.7 ml), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.4 g) and acetic anhydride (2.0 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, concentrated in-vacuo and purified (SiO₂, diethyl ether:isohexane 3:2 as eluent) to give the subtitle compound (2.7 g).

MS (APCI) 437 (M+H⁺, 100%).

e) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-[7-Bromo-5-(butylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol, Acetate

Prepared according to the method of example 3, step i) using the product of step d).

MS (APCI) 500/502 (M+H⁺), 500 (100%).

f) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-6-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxole-4-methanol, Acetate

Prepared according to the method of example 3, step j) using the product of example 2, step d) and the product of step e).

MS (APCI) 589 (M+H⁺, 100%).

g) [1R-[1α,2α,3β(1R*,2S*),5β]]-3-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(hydroxymethyl)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

The product of step f) (0.64 g) in 80% aqueous acetic acid (30 ml) was heated at 80° C. for 1 hour. The cooled mixture was poured into saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and extracted into ethyl acetate. The organic phase was dried and concentrated in vacuo to give a gum which was dissolved in methanol (50 ml)/10% aqueous potassium carbonate solution (3 ml). The solution was stirred for 30 minutes, neutralised with acetic acid, and concentrated in vacuo. Purification (SiO₂, methanol:dichloromethane 1:19 as eluent) gave a solid which was recrystallised (acetonitrile) to give the title compound (0.25 g).

MS (APCI) 507 (M+H⁺, 100%). NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 9.34 (1H, br), 7.40-7.23 (2H, m), 7.11-7.00 (1H, m), 5.06-4.93 (2H, m), 4.76-4.67 (2H, m), 4.48-4.38 (1H, m), 3.91-3.84 (1H, m), 3.56-3.39 (2H, m), 3.21-3.08 (1H, m), 3.03-2.83 (2H, m), 2.32-2.17 (1H, m), 2.17-2.03 (2H, m), 1.91-1.77 (1H, m), 1.71-1.32 (4H, m), 1.32-1.17 (2H, m), 0.81 (3H, t).

Example 5

[1S-[1α,2β,3β,4α(1S*,2R*)]]-4-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol

a) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α,6aα(1S*,2R*)]]-6-[7-[[(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

Prepared according to the method of example 1, step e) using the product of example 1, step d) and the product of example 3 step f).

MS (APCI) 501 (M+H⁺, 100%).

b) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α,6aα(1S*,2R*)]]-6-[[7-[(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylsulphonyl)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

Prepared according to the method of example 1, step f) using the product of step a).

MS (APCI) 532 (M+H⁺, 100%).

c) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α,6aα(1S*,2R*)]]-6-[7-[[(4-Fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(butylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

Prepared according to the method of example 4 step c) using the product of step b).

MS (APCI) 515 (M+H⁺, 100%).

[1S-[1α,2β,3β,4α(1S*,2R*)]]-4-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol

Prepared according to the method of example 1 step h) using the product of step c).

MS (APCI) 575 (M+H⁺, 100%). NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 7.26-7.22 (2H, m), 7.11 (2H, t), 4.99-4.90 (1H, m), 4.67-4.63 (1H, m), 3.93 (1H, s), 3.77 (1H, bs), 3.35-3.13 (1H, m), 3.00-2.80 (2H, m), 2.59-2.51 (1H, m), 2.15-2.11 (1H, m), 1.91-1.86 (1H, m), 1.53-1.41 (3H, m), 1.35-1.30 (1H, m), 1.22 (2H, sex), 0.80 (3H, t).

Example 6

[1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β)]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

a) [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β)]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylsulphonyl)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step f) using the product of Example 3, step 1.

MS(APCI) 555(M+H⁺, 100%)

b) [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β)]-3-[7-[[2-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step g) using the product of step a).

MS(APCI) 555 (M+H⁺, 100%) NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 9.45 (1H, d), 7.36-7.05 (3H, m), 5.05 (1H, d), 5.02 (1H, d), 4.95 (1H, m), 4.60 (2H, m), 3.95 (1H, m), 3.86 (1H, m), 3.47 (4H, m), 3.30-3.11 (3H, m), 2.63-2.49 (3H, m), 2.19 (1H, m), 2.00 (1H, m), 1.53 (1H, m), 1.40 (1H, m).

Example 7

[1S-[1α,2α,3β,5β(1S*,2R*)]]-3-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-5-[7-(2-phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

a) (1S-cis)-2-[[4-[[6-Chloro-5-nitro-2-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thiol[-4-pyrimidinyl]amino]-2-cyclopenten-1-yl]oxy]-acetic acid, Ethyl Ester

A solution of sodium azide (4.70 g) in degassed water (25 ml) was added to a solution of (1R,4S)-4-hydroxy-2-cyclopenten-1-yl acetate (9.99 g) in tetrahydrofuran (60 ml) and stirred for 10 min. Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (365 mg) was added and stirred for 10 min. The aqueous layer was separated and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were dried (MgSO₄), concentrated and purified on a short column (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:isohexane 1:2 as eluant) to afford a yellow oil. This was dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (25 ml) and slowly added to a suspension of sodium hydride (2.94 g, 60% dispersion in oil) in tetrahydrofuran (60 ml) at −78° C. A solution of ethyl bromoacetate (8.2 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (5 ml) was added and the mixture was allowed to warm to 20° C. and stirred for 30 min. Aqueous ammonium chloride solution was added and the mixture was extracted with ether. The organic layers were dried (MgSO₄), concentrated and purified (SiO₂, ether:isohexane 1:5 as eluant) to afford a colourless oil. A solution of this oil and triphenylphosphine (17.89 g) in tetrahydrofuran (90 ml) was stirred for 10 min. Water (15 ml) was added and the solution was stirred for 18 hours. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue azeotroped with toluene then purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate then ethyl acetate-methanol-ammonia (90:9:1) as eluant) to afford a pale yellow oil (7.14 g).

A solution of this compound in tetrahydrofuran (50 ml) was added over 25 min to a solution of 4,6-dichloro-5-nitro-2-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio] pyrimidine (prepared as described in International Patent Application WO 9703084) (24.8 g) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (77.5 ml) in dry tetrahydrofuran (100 ml) and then stirred for 30 minutes. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with ether (three times). The organic layers were dried (MgSO₄), concentrated and purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:isohexane 1:4 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound (7.39 g).

MS (APCI) 367/9 (M-(EtO₂CCH₂O)⁺), 367 (100%)

b) (1S-cis) 2-[[4-[7-Chloro-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-2-cyclopenten-1-yl]oxy]-acetic acid, Ethyl Ester

Prepared according to the method of example 3, steps e) and f) using the product of step a).

MS (APCI) 348/50 (M-(EtO₂CCH₂O)⁺), 348 (100%).

c) [1S-(cis)] 2-[[4-[7-Amino-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-2-cyclopenten-1-yl]oxy]-acetic acid, Ethyl Ester

Prepared according to the method of example 3, step g) using the product of step b).

MS (APCI) 433 (M+H⁺, 100%).

d) [1S-(cis)] 2-[[4-[7-Amino-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thiol]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo(4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-2-cyclopenten-1-yl]oxy]-1-ethanol

Prepared according to the method of example 3, step k) using the product of step c).

MS (APCI) 391 (M+H⁺, 100%).

e) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-2-[6-[7-Amino-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yloxy]ethanol

A solution of the product from step d) (454 mg), osmium tetroxide (0.17 ml of 0.1M solution in t-butanol), N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (210 mg) and pyridine (0.09 ml) in acetone (5 ml) and water (1 ml) was heated at 70° C. for 5 hours. Sodium hydrosulfite (330 mg) in water (1 ml) was added, the solvent was remove in vacuo and the residue azeotroped with toluene. A solution of this and p-toluenesulfonic acid (50 mg) in acetone (5 ml) and 2,2-dimethoxypropane (2 ml) was stirred for 3 h. The solvent was remove in vacuo, aq sodium hydrogen carbonate solution added and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layers were dried (MgSO₄), concentrated and purified (SiO₂,isohexane:acetone 5:2 as eluant) to afford the subtitle compound as a white solid (367 mg).

MS (APCI) 465 (M+H⁺, 100%)

f) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-2-[6-[7-Bromo-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]-pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yloxy]ethanol

Prepared according to the method of Example 3, step i) using the product of step e).

MS (APCI) 528/30 (M+H⁺), 528 (100%)

g) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]-2-[6-(7-Phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxol-4-yloxy]ethanol

Prepared according to the method of Example 3, step j) using the product of step f) and (1R-trans)-2-phenyl-cyclopropanamine, [R-(R*,R*)]-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate (1:1) (prepared as described by L. A. Mitscher et al., J. Med. Chem. 1986, 29, 2044).

MS (APCI) 581 (M+H⁺, 100%)

h) [1S-[1α,2α,3β,5β(1S*,2R*)]]-3-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)-5-[7-(2-phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-5-[(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

Prepared according to the method of Example 1, step h) using the product of step g).

MS (APCI) 540 (M+H⁺, 100%). NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 7.35-7.16 (5H, m), 4.97 (1H, q), 4.62-4.54 (1H, m), 3.98-3.92 (1H, m), 3.78-3.72 (1H, m), 3.55-3.44 (4H, m), 3.26-3.19 (2H, m), 3.16-3.07 (1H, m), 2.70-2.61 (1H, m), 2.58-2.52 (1H, m), 2.23-2.18 (1H, m), 2.05-1.97 (1H, m), 1.86 (1H, s), 1.54-1.46 (1H, m), 1.38-1.30 (1H, m).

Example 8

[1S-[1α,2β,3β,4α(1S*,2R*)]]-4-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol

a) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]-6-[[7-[(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step e) using the product of Example 3, step f) and the product of example 2, step d).

MS (APCI) 519 (M+H⁺, 100%).

b) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]-6-[[7-[(3,4-Difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylsulfonyl)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step f) using the product of step a).

MS (APCI) 551 (M+H⁺, 100%).

c) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-6-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 4, step c) using the product of step b).

MS (APCI) 533 (M+H⁺, 100%)

d) [1S-[1α,2β,3β,4α(1S*, 2R*)]]-4-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)cyclopropyl]amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol

The title compound was prepared according to the method of Example 1, step h) using the product of step c).

NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 7.15-6.98 (3H, m), 6.67 (1H, s), 5.11-5.09 (1H, m), 4.82-4.76 (1H, m), 4.34-4.21 (3H, m), 3.7 (1H, s), 3.2-2.92 (4H, m), 2.77 (1H, m), 2.42-2.36 (1H, m), 2.2-2.18 (1H, m), 1.42-1.25 (6H, m), 0.9 (3H, q). MS (APCI) 493 (M+H⁺, 100%)

Example 9

[1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β]]-3-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[(2-phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(2-hydroxethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

a) [3aS-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-[Tetrahydro-6-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]-carbamic acid, Phenylmethyl Ester

Potassium carbonate (39.3 g) was added to a suspension of [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-6-amino-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-ol, hydrochloride, (prepared as described in WO 9905142) (27.1 g) in 4-methyl-2-pentanone (500 ml). Water (150 ml) was then added followed by dropwise addition of benzyl chloroformate (23.1 g). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours before the organic phase was separated. The aqueous phase was extracted with 4-methyl-2-pentanone (2×50 ml). The combined organics were concentrated and the residue was purified (SiO₂, dichloromethane:methanol, 95:5 to 90:10 as eluant) to give the subtitle compound (39.23 g).

NMR δH (CDCl₃) 7.32 (5H, m), 5.65 (1H, br s), 5.10 (2H, br s), 4.59 (1H, d), 4.48 (1H, d), 4.27 (1H, m), 4.19 (1H, br m), 2.24 (1H, br s), 1.69 (1H, d), 1.41 (3H, s), 1.26 (3H, s).

b) [3aS-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-[2,2-Dimethyl-6-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-tetrahydro-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]-carbamic acid, Phenylmethyl Ester

Potassium tert-butoxide (3.6 g) in tetrahydrofuran (20 ml) was added over 5 minutes to a solution of the product from step a) (39.23 g) in tetrahydrofuran (200 ml). After 15 minutes, ethyl bromoacetate (3.7 ml) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 minutes, then further ethyl bromoacetate was added (3.7 ml×4). The reaction mixture was stirred at 0° C. a further 2 hours. Lithium borohydride (2.79 g) was then added portionwise to the resulting suspension and the reaction mixture was stirred at <5° C. for 16 hours. Glacial acetic acid (23 g) was added dropwise to the cold mixture. After stirring for 30 minutes, water (100 ml) was added dropwise and the resulting mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The phases were then separated and the aqueous phase was extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organics were washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate and brine, dried and concentrated. The residue was purified (SiO₂, ethyl acetate:hexane, 25:75 to 50:50 as eluant) to give the subtitle compound (38.6 g).

MS (APCI) 218 (M+H⁺, 100%).

c)) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-2-[[6-Amino-2,2-dimethyl-tetrahydro-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]oxy]-ethanol

A slurry of 5% palladium on charcoal (4 g) in ethanol was added to a solution of the product from step b) (39.96 g) in ethanol (250 ml) and the mixture was hydrogenated at 1.2 bar for 20 hours. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was concentrated to give the subtitle compound (23.65 g).

MS (APCI) 160 (M+H⁺, 100%).

d) 2-(Butylthio)-4,6-dichloropyrimidine-5-amine

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of example 3, step e) using 2-(butylthio)-4,6-dichloro-5-nitro-pyrimidine (prepared as described in DE 2223644).

NMR δH (CDCl₃) 4.20 (2H, br s), 3.10 (2H, t), 1.70 (2H, m), 1.47 (2H, m), 0.95 (3H, t).

e) [3aR-(3aα,4α,6α,6aα)]-2-[[6-[[5-Amino-2-(butylthio)-6-chloro-pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]oxy]ethanol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of example 3, step d) using the products of steps c) and d).

MS (APCI) 433 (M+H⁺, 100%).

f) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-2-[6-[[5-(Butylthio)-7-chloro-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]oxy]-ethanol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 3, step f) using the product of step e).

NMR δH (CDCl₃) 5.53 (1H, m), 5.21 (1H, m), 4.88 (1H, d), 4.05 (1H, m), 3.59 (4H, m), 3.24 (2H, t), 2.70 (1H, m), 2.53 (1H, m), 2.13 (1H, t), 1.79 (2H, m), 1.55 (5H, m), 1.37 (3H, s), 0.98 (3H, t).

g) [3aR-[3aα,4α,6α(1R*,2S*),6aα]]-2-[6-[[5-(Butylthio)-7-[2-phenylcyclopropyl]amino-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-tetrahydro-2,2-dimethyl-4H-cyclopenta-1,3-dioxol-4-yl]oxy]-ethanol

The subtitle compound was prepared according to the method of Example 3, step j) using the product of step f).

MS (APCI) 541 (M+H⁺, 100%).

h) [1S-[1α,2α,3β(1S*,2R*),5β]]-3-[5-(Butylthio)-7-[(2-phenylcyclopropyl)amino]-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl]-5-(2-hydroxethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol

The title compound was prepared according to the method of example 1, step h) using the product of step g).

MS (APCI) 501 (M+H⁺, 100%) NMR δH (d₆-DMSO) 9.33 (1H, d), 7.30 (2H, m), 7.18 (3H, m), 5.12 (1H, d), 5.04 (1H, d), 4.96 (1H, q), 4.59 (2H, m), 3.94 (1H, s), 3.76 (1H, m), 3.51 (4H, m), 3.22 (1H, m), 2.98 (1H, m), 2.86 (1H, m), 2.65 (1H, m), 2.14 (1H, m), 2.05 (1H, m), 1.21-1.53 (6H, m), 0.80 (3H, t).

Pharmacological Data

The preparation for the assay of the P_(2T) (P2Y_(ADP) or P2T_(AC)) receptor agonist/antagonist activity in washed human platelets for the compounds of the invention was carried out as follows.

Human venous blood (100 ml) was divided equally between 3 tubes, each containing 3.2% trisodium citrate (4 ml) as anti-coagulant. The tubes were centrifuged for 15 minutes at 240G to obtain a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to which 300 ng/ml prostacyclin was added to stabilize the platelets during the washing procedure. Red cell free PRP was obtained by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 125G followed by further centrifugation for 15 minutes at 640G. The supernatant was discarded and the platelet pellet resuspended in modified, Calcium Free Tyrode solution (10 ml) (CFT), composition: NaCl 137 mM, NaHCO₃ 11.9 mM, NaH₂PO₄ 0.4 mM, KCl 2.7 mM, MgCl₂ 1.1 ml, dextrose 5.6 mM, gassed with 95% O₂/5% CO₂ and maintained at 37° C. Following addition of a further 300 ng/ml PGI₂, the pooled suspension was centrifuged once more for 15 minutes at 640G. The supernatant was discarded and the platelets resuspended initially in 10 ml CFT with further CFT added to adjust the final platelet count to 2×10⁵/ml. This final suspension was stored in a 60 ml syringe at 3° C. with air excluded. To allow recovery from PGI₂-inhibition of normal function, platelets were used in aggregation studies no sooner than 2 hours after final resuspension.

In all studies, 3 ml aliquots of platelet suspension were added to tubes containing CaCl₂ solution (60 μl of 50 mM solution with a final concentration of 1 mM). Human fibrinogen (Sigma, F 4883) and 8-sulphophenyltheophylline (8-SPT which was used to block any P₁-agonist activity of compounds) were added to give final concentrations of 0.2 mg/ml (60 μl of 10 mg/ml solution of clottable protein in saline) and 300 nM (10 μl of 15 mm solution in 6% glucose), respectively. Platelets or buffer as appropriate were added in a volume of 150 μl to the individual wells of a 96 well plate. All measurements were made in triplicate in platelets from each donor.

The agonist/antagonist potency was assessed as follows.

Aggregation responses in 96 well plates were measured using the change in absorbance given by the plate reader at 660 nm. Either a Bio-Tec Ceres 900C or a Dynatech MRX were used as the plate reader.

The absorbance of each well in the plate was read at 660 nm to establish a baseline figure. Saline or the appropriate solution of test compound was added to each well in a volume of 10 μl to give a final concentration of 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 or 100 mM. The plate was then shaken for 5 min on an orbital shaker on setting 10 and the absorbance read at 660 nm. Aggregation at this point was indicative of agonist activity of the test compound. Saline or ADP (30 mM; 10 μl of 450 mM) was then added to each well and the plate shaken for a further 5 min before reading the absorbance again at 660 nm.

Antagonist potency was estimated as a % inhibition of the control ADP response to obtain an IC₅₀. Compounds exemplified have pIC₅₀ values of more than 5.0. 

1. A compound of formula (II):

where R¹ is C₃₋₅ alkyl optionally substituted by 1 or more halogen atoms; R³ and R⁴ are both hydroxy; R is XOH, where X is OCH₂CH₂, or a protected derivative thereof, or R³ and R⁴ together form a bond in the 5-membered ring, or R is CH₂CH₂OR′ where R′ is C₁₋₆ alkyl or benzyl, and L is halogen or SR, or said hydroxy groups R³ and R⁴ are protected as groups OP¹ and OP² where P¹ and P² are protecting groups selected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, benzyl, (C₁₋₆ alkyl)₃Si and C(O)C₁₋₆ alkyl or said groups P¹ and P², together with the atoms to which they are attached, may form an alkylidene ring or an alkoxymethylidene ring.
 2. A compound of formula (II):

where R¹ is n-propyl; R³ and R⁴ are both hydroxyl; R is OCH₂CH₂OH or a protected derivative thereof; and L is halogen or SR, or said hydroxyl groups R³ and R⁴ are protected as groups OP¹ and OP² where P¹ and P² are protecting groups selected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, benzyl, C₁₋₆ alkyl)₃Si and C(O)C₁₋₆ alkyl or said groups P¹ and P², together with the atoms to which they are attached, may form an alkylidene ring or an alkoxymethylidene ring. 